FOSSA
Manage open source dependencies for enterprises while assessing license and security risks
- Also known as
- fossa
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is FOSSA?
A portable analysis tool that scans codebases to identify licensing and security vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages and build systems, with support for large monolithic codebases.
FOSSA pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free plan available; Business from $20/project/month billed annually; Enterprise custom pricing
Free
FreeFor individuals and small teams getting started.
- projects
- 5
- imported_sboms
- 5
- quality_checks
- 1
- dependency_levels
- 5
- Container scanning
- Identify dependencies at any depth
- Basic email support
- API access
- SaaS (multi-tenant cloud)
- Limited Filters
- Export SBOMs
Business
For growing teams needing advanced compliance and security.
- projects
- 10
- imported_sboms
- Unlimited
- release_groups
- 1
- contributing_developers
- 10
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited imported SBOMs
- Automated license and vulnerability scanning
- Multi-project reporting
- Priority support
- Full suite of quality checks
Enterprise
Contact salesFor organizations needing custom deployment and enterprise features.
- projects
- Unlimited
- dependency_levels
- Unlimited
- Everything in Business, plus:
- Enterprise-grade SLAs
- Custom retention policies
- Advanced compliance reporting
- Enterprise-grade APIs
- Custom deployment options
- SSO
- Rules based access controls (RBAC)
Add-ons
- Snippet Scanning Add-On
- Binary Scanning Add-On
What FOSSA does
The capabilities that matter for dependency management, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Update automation
- ✓
- Vuln scanning
- ✓
- Reachability analysis
- ✗
- License compliance
- ✓
- Sbom generation
- ✓
- Ci gating
- ✓
- Container image scanning
- ✓
- Auto merge policy
- ✗
- Open source
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (11)
Independently observed- GitHub Actions•
- GitHub
- CI/CD platforms
- Gradle
- Maven
- JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems
- Python
- Golang
- Ruby
- Rust
- Kotlin
FOSSA FAQ
Common questions about FOSSA, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is FOSSA?
A portable analysis tool that scans codebases to identify licensing and security vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages and build systems, with support for large monolithic codebases. It is indexed under Dependency Management.
Source: https://fossa.com
Is FOSSA free?
FOSSA offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per project per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://fossa.com/pricing/
What platforms does FOSSA support?
FOSSA supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://fossa.com/pricing/
Can FOSSA be self-hosted?
Yes. FOSSA can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://fossa.com/pricing/
What does FOSSA integrate with?
We have confirmed 10 integrations for FOSSA, including GitHub, CI/CD platforms, Gradle, Maven, JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems, Python, Golang and Ruby, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://fossa.com
What security certifications does FOSSA have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for FOSSA. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as FOSSA not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://fossa.com/resources/regulatory-compliance-tools/ntia-sbom-validator/
Where is FOSSA available?
FOSSA is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://fossa.com/pricing/
FOSSA alternatives
Other dependency management we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- GitHub DependabotAutomatic dependency updates and vulnerability scanning for secure supply chainsmedium · 73%
- OWASP Dependency-TrackOpen source supply chain visibility platform for tracking software components, vulnerabilities, and policy compliancelow · 30%
- OWASP Dependency-CheckA tool that scans project dependencies to identify external libraries with known security vulnerabilitieslow · 30%
- pip-auditlow · 35%
- TideliftAnalyzes source code to identify security vulnerabilities, quality issues, and technical maintenance costs early in developmentlow · 28%
- Sonatype LifecycleIntegrates component security analysis directly into developer IDEs and version control platformslow · 19%
Compare FOSSA
Side by side against other dependency management, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for FOSSA, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 40 | 0.09 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 87 | 0.03 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 45 | 0.05 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 50 | 0.04 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 38 | 0.04 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Ci gating, Open source, Vuln scanning, Sbom generation, Update automation, License compliance, Container image scanning | mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 20 | mediumsource · 2026-10-06 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 50% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-25 · 75% |
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